Some Tips and Tricks,

My longlost post tink vessel's demo. Originally posted 23may05, taken down 14jun05, reposted 3jun08. Ah, the perils of posting!

Created a new directory to collect posts with photo tips. N.b.: most of these posts appear elsewhere. Indexed 3jun08.

This pair of beads is my first dual pixie lot, at least that I can recall. Originally posted 15may08.

Each pair of beads on these mandrels has something in common. Originally posted 24apr07

This post only features instructions and finished beads, no process shots, but might be helpful as extra explanatory text to the basic howto; however, the twisted dot tutorial does show the basic idea (scroll a ways down:) file created & posted 19dec05, indexed here 05may06.

Floral howtos: 3 ribbed cane recipes; ruminations on making petals; making twist dots florals ---this last is a real tutorial, with pictures.

A little post to remind myself how to make a simple solid dichro bead. Created 15may05, indexed 23aug05 Cf to these dichro solids posted 09apr06, indexed here 05may06.

Though the beads depicted are not especially exciting, this page does discuss some methods I use to make stripeys. Page dated 21apr05, failed to be posted 20apr05 and index updated 02may05

This page of my first efforts at the 100 beads in two colors (Effetre 022 grass green and 204 opaque white) also includes 4 links to later pages detailing my interpretations of various exercises in the `Creative Play Group' started by Elise Swope. Updated 02may05.

I've posted some pix of my various studios. The index page includes flameworking and beadstringing studios from both the old and new houses, and if you're looking for the ``infamous spider pic'' from my old basement studio, well, here it is. (03mar05)

About GLBG's 300 10th anniversary commemorative beads. This older series of pages includes the initial commission, design and approval process up through the manufacture of a bead. Though geared to the non-beadmaker, I thought the posts might nonetheless be interesting. Includes a picture of a hollow being marvered from the top with a stump shaper, about half or 2/3 way down the sequence.

Striking silver pink: 900 words can be summed as `let it be'. N.b., my understanding of this process has improved somewhat, but the approach is still valid.

How to put a hollow bead on mandrel. Or 2, if you like. This page is an older version of the hollow bead make&clean howto. This newer post (spring 2005) of my effort to make a Tink Martin style blown vessel includes instructions and two samples, but no pictorial sequence.

Okay, so cleaning and drilling beads is not very thrilling. Doing it, however, will add to the appearance and professionalism of your beads, though. (29mar04)

The picture will take you offsite to page of Lisa Walsh of Abednego Beads demonstrating that I created for Glassact251; I don't have pictures, but here's a link to my notes about the Thompson Enamel 7000/8000 series for `Spectrum and Bullseye' (sort of....) 20Oct04